UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA
DEPARTAMENTO DE ENSEÑANZAS GENERALES

INGLÉS INSTRUMENTAL PARA INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA (0108)

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PART I-READING
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following extracts from the article: “Transient forced vibration response analysis
of heterogeneous sandwich circular plates under viscoelastic boundary support” by M.M. Alipour.

ABSTRACT
For the first time the transient bending analysis of a sandwich plate with viscoelastic boundary support is
investigated in this study. Viscoelastic support consists of two sets of translational springs and dashpots
connected in parallel along the in-plane and transverse directions. The sandwich plate is fabricated from
heterogeneous face sheets where the material properties of each face sheets are assumed to be varied
continuously in the radial direction according to a power-law function. Variations of the material properties
of each face sheets are monitored by eight distinct inhomogeneity parameters. Therefore, the solution
procedure may be used for a wide range of the practical problems. In order to investigate the effects of
viscoelastic edge supports on the transient response of sandwich plate a wide range of the stiffness and
damping coefficients of the edge supports in the inplane and transverse directions are applied. Results of
sandwich plates with the classical edge conditions as some special cases of the elastic/viscoelastic
supports are compared with those extracted from the ABAQUS software based on the 3D theory of
elasticity. The comparisons show that even for relatively complicated cases, there is a good agreement
between the results.
Keywords: Transient bending, Sandwich structures, Heterogeneous plate, Semi-analytical method,
Viscoelastic boundary support

CONCLUSIONS
In the present study, transient response of sandwich circular plate with viscoelastic boundary support is
investigated for the first time. The boundary condition is simulated as viscoelastic support by using in-plane
parallel translational springs and dashpots along the in-plane and transverse directions. Based on the
assumed variations for the material properties of the face sheets, the proposed solution procedure may be
used for a wide range of the sandwich plates with heterogeneous face sheets. To achieve more accurately
results, the governing differential equations of motion are derived based on the layerwise theory. A semi-
analytical method based on the power series solution and the fourth-order Runge–Kutta procedure is
developed for analysis of these structures. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis is presented for evaluation
of the viscoelastic edge supports effects on the transient response of sandwich plate. Results reveal that
the sandwich circular plates with heterogeneous face sheets under various dynamic loads and viscoelastic
boundary support may be analyzed by using the proposed solution procedure.

Source: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 18 (2018) 12-31

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 UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA
FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA
DEPARTAMENTO DE ENSEÑANZAS GENERALES

INGLÉS INSTRUMENTAL PARA INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA (0108)

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PART II-MEASURING
A-INSTRUCTIONS: Count the total number of words presented in the abstract and conclusion part.
(TOTAL: 10 points)

PART TOTAL OF WORDS

Abstract
Conclusion

PART III-CATEGORIZING
NSTRUCTIONS: Classify the words according to their category: function words or content words.
(TOTAL: 30 points)

IMPORTANT: Select the abstract or the conclusion for this part.

FUNCTION WORDS

PREPOSITIONS ARTICLES CONJUNCTIONS

CONTENT WORDS

NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB

PART IV-AFFIXATION
INSTRUCTIONS: Extract words that contain prefixes or suffixes (derivation and inflectional) and complete
the following charts. (TOTAL: 20 points)

IMPORTANT: Separate the charts: abstract and conclusion.

PREFIX BASE WORD NEW WORD WORD CATEGORY

BASE WORD SUFFIX NEW WORD WORD CATEGORY

PART V-VOCABULARY
INSTRUCTIONS: According to your knowledge, classify the words into General English use and Technical
English use. (TOTAL: 20 points)
IMPORTANT: separate the categories from the extracts: abstract-conclusion.

GENERAL ENGLISH USE TECHNICAL ENGLISH USE

PART VI-ANALYZING
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions using your own words. (TOTAL: 20 points)

1. ¿Los textos empleados en esta actividad fueron aptos para el nivel de la asignatura? Explique.
2. ¿Qué método utilizo para contabilizar las palabras de contenido y función? Explique.
3. ¿Cómo identifico los afijos presentes en los textos del resumen y la conclusión? Explique.
4. ¿Cuántas palabras de uso general del idioma Inglés encontró en los textos del resumen y
conclusión? Explique.
5. ¿Cuántas palabras de uso técnico del idioma Inglés encontró en los textos del resumen y
conclusión? Explique.
6. ¿Qué herramienta (s) utilizo para desarrollar este examen: diccionarios de texto, diccionarios en
línea, recursos electrónicos, etc.? Explique.
7. ¿Qué le pareció esta actividad? Explique.
8. ¿Es de utilidad para su conocimiento en la asignatura? Explique.

Profa. Diana Ochoa

DCOU/dcou
UCV-SEMESTRE-2018-1
07-02-2018